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Household of Alexander McGavin (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander McGavin and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McGavin, born in 1836 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McGavin, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's -, Marjory (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's -, Mary (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's -, Peter (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's -, John (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's -, Alexander (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's -, Petrieshia (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's -, Donald (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's -, Bellia (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's -, Alfred (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander McGavin's household

Male

Alexander

McGavin

Head
Female

Mary

McGavin

Wife
Female

Marjory

McDairmid

-
Female

Mary

McDairmid

-
Male

Peter

McDairmid

-
Male

John

McDairmid

-
Male

Alexander

McGavin

-
Female

Petrieshia

McGavin

-
Male

Donald

McDiarmid

-
Female

Bellia

McDiarmid

-
Female

Alfred

McDiarmid

-
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McGavin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McGavin

Head

Married

45

1836

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

McGavin

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marjory

McDairmid

-

-

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

McDairmid

-

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

McDairmid

-

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

McDairmid

-

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

McGavin

-

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Petrieshia

McGavin

-

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Donald

McDiarmid

-

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Bellia

McDiarmid

-

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alfred

McDiarmid

-

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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